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Reconstruction of the Times Square Station is an integral part of the 42nd Street Development Project. The new development, planned for the sites above and adjacent to the subway station, creates the opportunity for complete reconstruction of the station. An analysis of pedestrian flows within the station was conducted to assist in selecting the design concept. The movement analysis task takes on a special significance because of the size, the number of possible entrance and exit points, and the number of alternative paths available to get from place to place within the station. The complexity of the station area is such that it precludes the use of existing station area models, including the UMTA Transit Station Simulation (USS) program. Highway network and assignment techniques were adapted and the Urban Transportation Planning System (UTPS) was used to simulate pedestrian networks and to project pedestrian volumes on discrete station elements. UTPS has proved to be valuable for analyzing alternatives and for providing pedestrian flow data that are needed to refine the design concepts. Information generated by UTPS helped to evaluate the overall performance of the alternatives with respect to each other and the existing station. It also pinpointed the location of the problem areas within each alternative.

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Pedestrian flow; Railroad stations; Reconstruction; Simulation; Structural design; Subways

New York (New York); Times Square (New York, New York)

New York (New York); Times Square (New York, New York)

Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

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